INTERACTIVE: Tamir Rice Timeline

June 3, 2015 at 5:10 PM EST - Updated July 10 at 3:16 PM

TIMELINE

Nov. 22, 2014 - 12-year-old Tamir Rice fatally shot. On Nov. 22, Tamir was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer after they received a report of a male with a gun outside of a Cleveland recreation center. The caller says the person with the gun may be a juvenile, and that the gun may be fake, but that information was never relayed to Officer Timothy Loehmann, according to investigators.

Nov. 24, 2014 - Cleveland 19 News walked the neighborhood where 12-year-old Tamir Rice lived and was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer over the weekend. We discovered most people want to give police a chance to find out what really happened before passing judgement.

Dec. 5, 2014 - The attorney for the Tamir Rice family has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of mom Samaria Rice.

Dec. 12, 2014 - Autopsy report released. According to medical examiner Thomas P. Gilson, the 12-year-old, who weighed 195 pounds, died of a gunshot wound to the torso with injuries of major vessel, intestines and pelvis.

Dec. 15, 2014 - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins made a bold statement over police violence when he hit the field Sunday afternoon. Hawkins wore a shirt that read: "Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford."

Jan. 2, 2015 - On Friday, the city of Cleveland announced it has formally transferred the Tamir Rice investigation over to the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department. At the direction of Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish, the investigation will be conducted by Chief Clifford Pinkney. The sheriff's department will then present the completed investigation to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office for determination of possible charges.

Jan. 6, 2015 - Family members also called, once again, for a direct indictment against the officer who shot him. Rice family members have said they basically do not trust grand juries because everything is done behind closed doors.

April 26, 2015 - The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department and the Bureau of Criminal investigations was back on the scene outside the Cudell Recreation Center, where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a Cleveland Police Officer back in November.

May 12, 2015 - Cuyahoga County Sheriff Clifford Pinkney delivered a statement on the status of the Rice investigation saying it is almost complete.

May 23, 2015 - About 200 people gathered at Impett Park in Cleveland for a peaceful protest in support of Tamir Rice.

June 11, 2015 - Judge finds probable cause to charge Cleveland police officers in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

June 13, 2015 - Cuyahoga County Sheriff releases report. It contains 10 different documents and approximately 250 pages.

June 29, 2015 - Samaria Rice fires her attorneys and hires the Chandra Law Firm in Cleveland, along with a firm out of New York.

Nov. 28, 2015 - The prosecutor's office release enhancement images of surveillance video. The images are 326 still frames and a timeline of events from two different surveillance cameras. It uses metadata from the surveillance video to establish the timeline of events. The enhancement was conducted by Grant Fredericks, of Forensic Video Solutions in Spokane, WA.

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